Cover for hermetically closing jars or vessels.



J. B. BBLLAMY. COVER FOR HBRMETIGALLY CLOSING JARS 0B VBSSELS.

APPLICATION FILED JA1L13, 1 912;

Patented May 7, 1912.

like vessels which it is UNITED sTA Es PATENT I OFFICE.

JOHN B. BELLAM'Y, 0F WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA, ASSIGNOR TO HAZEL-ATLASGLA SS COMPANY, OF WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA,.A CORPORATION OF WESTVIRGINIA.

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Patented May 7, 1912 Application filed January- 13, 1912 Serial No.671,071.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that Wheeling, Ohio county, West Virginia, have invented anImproved Cover for Hermetically Closing Jars or Vessels, of which thefollowing is a full, clear, and exactdescripto the accompanyingdrawings, in which- F igure 1 is an elevation of my improved cover; Fig.2 is a bottom view thereof, and

Flg. 3 is a section on line III-III of Fig. 2, showing the cover appliedto'a jar. Fig. 4 shows a modified form of my device.

This invention relates to covers for jars or desired-to sealhermetically, and provides a cover having a cap or lid of glass or thelike, a Washer, and

' holding-band for the cap and washer.

Objects of my invention are'to make the cover in such manner that thelid, washer and holding-bandwill be locked together; and may be appliedto the jar as one piece; andto' provide a lidor cap of a substancehaving the same characteristics as thejar to which the cover is to beapplied, so that the material contained in the jar may not be injured bycontact with the metal part of the cover. L

Referring to the drawings: 2 is a holdingband having detachableoverlapping ends 3 secured by the fastening flap't, and having.

its upper edge bent over to form the flange 5;

6 are points formed by striking up parts of the band 2, which act asretainers for the caper lid 7-. I

The cap 7, which may be glass or other suitable material, has preferablya depending' annulus 8, which acts both to hold the washer 9 in placeand also serves to center the cover over the jar mouth 10, within whichthe annulus 8 is intended to fit loosely. The cover is preferablyassembled before it are then struck out plied .to ar users in is appliedto a jar.- The cap or lid 7 is I, JOHN B. BELLAMY, of

inserted, with the washer 9 seated on its underface 11, in theholding-band 2, and is pressed against the flange 5'. The points-6 andturned inward so as to grasp the lower edge of the washer 9 in suchmanner as not to impair sealing, and to hold the three parts firmlytogether. Myimproved cover is' intended to be supits completed form,thus avoidin the necessity of assemblage at the time 0 its applicationto a jar. Jars to which my improved cover has been applied are readilyopened, since when the lockingflap 4 is undone and the holding-band 2 isspread, the points 6 releasethe cap 7 and permit its removal with ease.

In Fig. 4 I show a modified form of my devicein which the means forsecuring the band, the cap and the washer are comprised by the head 6which acts in the same manner as the points 6.

Various modifications can be made in my device without-departing from myinvention, since What I claim is:

' A cover for closing jars or'vessels, which consists in a cap, acompressible washer, and a holding-band, said holding-band having endsdetachably connected with each other and locking means comprising aprojection extending inwardly from said holding band adapted to hold thecap and washer in operative relationwith the bandwhen the cap is beingapplied to the jar and adapted to become disengaged'from the capandwasher when the band is unfastened in opening the ar. e I JOHN B.BELLAMY.

Witnesses:

W. T. BURT, Jr., A. FQBRADY.

